EVENT INFORMATION

21
August
1791

The slave ship Bell departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Dominica.

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📅 21 August 1791 📍 Dominica

Vessel: Bell; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 148. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Harper, William; Investor: Brade, Robert; Captain: Rigby, Gilbert. The voyage began at Liverpool on 21 August 1791. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: New Calabar (Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Dominica, place unspecified. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 7.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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